COCA-COLA’S iconic Christmas truck has begun its annual tour of the UK once again for the 2025 festive season.
The legendary illuminated lorry, made famous by the drinks company’s 1995 Christmas advert, will stop at several locations in the forthcoming weeks.
Coca-Cola fans who visit the truck can sample festive treats at a pop-up winter market, take part in games and take “elfie selfies”.
The soft drink giant has once again paired up with food bank charity FareShare for this years tour.
When does the Coca-Cola truck tour begin?
It’s been 15 years since the truck went on its first journey, and to celebrate the tour will visit 15 different locations across the UK.
This year it’s hoping to smash last year’s number of attendees at 53,000.
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The first destination on its festive journey was in Edinburgh on Friday, November 21, it made two stops in the Scottish capital with one on Saturday, November 22 as well.
It then made another couple of stops in Burton-upon-Trent on Thursday, November 27, visiting The Mill House and a Hungry Horse pub from 12pm to 8pm.
During the same hours on November 28, the truck descended on the Morrisons on Bradford Road, Bradford.
The tour then stopped at the Trafford Centre in Manchester on Saturday, November 29, again between 12pm and 8pm.
On Sunday, November 30, the holidays came to Liverpool’s Speke Boulevard, keeping to the same hours.
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck visited the Asda on Killingbeck Drive, Seacroft, Leeds on Wednesday, December 3.
It then spent a couple of days in and around Ipswich – Kingfisher, Stonegate, Hawthorne Drive on Friday, December 5, and Waitrose, Crane Boulevard on Saturday, December 6.
Before parking up down South in the Hertfordshire town of Hatfield on Thursday, December 11, where it stopped at the Tesco located on Great North Road between the hours of 12pm and 8pm.
The next stop was Epsom on Friday, December 12 where the truck stopped off on Kiln Lane in the same hours of 12pm to 8pm.
Camberley was after, the truck visited the town on Saturday, December 13 from 12pm to 8pm.
Coca-Cola bosses have decided to keep their pit-stops under wraps this year, teasing only a few locations at a time.
But potential next stops for the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour include Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and London.
How do I keep track of the Coca-Cola truck tour route?
As previously mentioned, the locations of the tour have been kept a secret by Coca-Cola this year.
But for those eager to see the big red festive truck, don’t worry, it’s still easy to keep track of its whereabouts in advance.
Following the official Coca-Cola social media channels, such as Instagram is a sure way to keep in the loop of where is next for the tour.
Its also worth keeping an eye on the official website of the soft drink manufacturer as updates of the truck’s stops can be found there.
Where will the Coca-Cola truck travel to?
As of November 28, it is not yet known where the Coca-Cola truck tour will finish.
In 2024, the UK tour stopped at the following locations:
- London: Elys Yard in the Truman Brewery (November 21)
- Edinburgh: Fort Kinnaird (November 30)
- Gateshead: Metro Centre (December 1)
- Wakefield: Stonegate (December 3)
- Ashton: Greene King (December 4)
- Speke: Burger King (December 5)
- Liverpool: Liverpool One (December 6)
- Manchester: Trafford Centre (December 7)
- Leeds: White Rose (December 8)
- Portsmouth: Gunwharf Quays (December 14)
- Milton Keynes: Centre: MK (December 15)
- Birmingham: Bullring (December 20)
- Gloucestershire: Cribbs Causeway (December 21)
- Cardiff: St Davids (December 2)
The full schedule for the 2025 Coca-Cola truck tour is still to be confirmed.